Dozens of people came together to share their grief, as a woman in their Texas community is accused of shooting and killing her two young daughters.

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Investigators say Sarah Henderson took the lives of 7-year-old Kaylee and her 5-year-old sister Kenlie.

Jacob Henderson, Sarah's husband, can be heard on the 911 call telling a dispatcher "My wife just shot her kids," and "She's trying to commit suicide now. She's trying to choke herself," shortly after the shots were fired.

Sarah Henderson is facing murder charges. Investigators believe she planned the killing for two weeks before acting on those plans.

Outside the family's rural home, neighbors left balloons, crosses and flowers. At the girl's elementary school, parents and kids left messages and held each other tightly.

Family friend Heather Marsh said they wanted to show the family the community cares.

"As a community, as a family, as friends that we all love them," Marsh said. "We all miss them. They will be cherished forever."

No matter how young or old, the reality of Kaylee and Kenlie's passing is impossible to understand.

"Take it a day at a time," Marsh said. "Pick up pieces where we can and just keep them alive in our hearts and spirit."